git remotes

Pushing to Multiple Remotes with git and SSH

1. Ensure necessary SSH keys have been created - if not, use “ssh-keygen” and fill out the fields. “id_rsa” is the private pair, while “id_rsa.pub” is the public pair.
2. If using multiple ssh keys, create a ~/.ssh/config file. For example, the contents of my file looks like:

        Host *sr.ht
            IdentityFile ~/.ssh/srht.id_rsa
            PreferredAuthentications publickey
        Host gitlab.com
            IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gitlab.id_rsa
            PreferredAuthentications publickey
        Host bitbucket.org
            IdentityFile ~/.ssh/bitbucket.id_rsa
            PreferredAuthentications publickey
        Host github.com
            IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github.id_rsa
            PreferredAuthentications publickey

and the naming convention for my keys:

        private: HOST.id_rsa
        public: HOST.id_rsa.pub

3. Add public key to respective git host service
4. Navigate to git repository and configure the primary remote:

        git checkout BRANCH
        git branch -u origin/BRANCH

Note: The original/primary remote is typically named origin.

5. Add the remote URL:

        git remote set-url REMOTE_NAME git@foobar.com:harthan/repo_name.git

6. Push to multiple remotes with a single “git push” command:

        # Create a new remote called "all" with the URL of the PRIMARY repo
        git remote add all git@foobar.com:foobar/repo.git

        # Add the origin remote as a push URL
        git remote set-url --add --push all git@foobar.com:foobar/repo.git

        # Add a different URL to a remote to push to
        git remote set-url --add --push all git@foo.bar.com:foobar/repo.git

7. To modify the remote or the remote URL:

        # To list all remotes associated with a git repo
        git remote -v

        # To *remove* a remote
        git remote remove REMOTE_NAME

        # To change a remote URL
        git remote set-url REMOTE git@foobar.com:foobar/repo.git

        # To *remove* a push URL from the remote
        git remote set-url --delete --push REMOTE git@foobar.com:foobar/repo.git

8. Push to all remote repos:

        git push all (BRANCH)